Iraq: International arrest warrant issued for vice-president

2:20 p.m. EST, May 8, 2012|Adnkronos International, Rome

BAGHDAD — Interpol on Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for Iraq's Sunni vice-president Tareq al-Hashemi, who is wanted by prosecutors on suspicion of involvement in a series of terrorist attacks in the country, Iraqi TV channel al-Sumaria reported.

Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki sought Interpol's help in bringing al-Hashemi to justice. He fled from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey and is now reportedly in Qatar.